Football
- Title:
- Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs and FBs
Bryan Cook
Co-Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks/Fullbacks) • FourthYear
Ithaca '98
Recruiting Area: South/North/East Bay Area
Bryan Cook, 35, was hired in January 2009 as Cal Poly'sco-offensive coordinator and coaches the quarterbacks andfullbacks.
He served the previous four seasons as head coach at West PointPrep in Fort Monmouth, NJ, compiling a 28-22-1 record, including a7-3 mark in 2008 and an 8-2 record in 2006. His teams competedagainst several top-10 community colleges and prep schools.
Cook, who earned the Commander’s Award for CivilianService while coaching at West Point Prep, was defensivecoordinator in the successful 2004 prep campaign, his first onpost, achieving a 6-3 record with victories over Air Force Prep andNavy Prep. That squad gave up just 15.4 points and 233 yards pergame.
Before joining the staff of former Army coach Bobby Ross in2004, Cook served on staff at Georgia Tech for three seasons. TheYellow Jackets went to three consecutive bowl games during histime. In 2003 he coached the safeties, led by James Butler (NewYork Giants/St. Louis Rams) and Dawan Landry (Baltimore Ravens).Coaching the tight ends in 2002 he tutored NFL tight ends J.P.Foschi (Oakland Raiders) and Will Heller (Seattle Seahawks). Duringthe 2001 season, Cook worked with the defensive backs and specialteams for former Ross assistant George O’Leary.
Prior coaching stints involved stops at Lafayette College (2000,defensive assistant), and Ithaca College (1999, wide receivers). Hewas a four-year Dean’s List student at Ithaca, earning hisbachelor’s degree in health and physical education inDecember 1998, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and completing hismaster’s degree in exercise science in September 2000.
As a Bomber, he lettered in both football and lacrosse, earningall-conference honors in lacrosse as a defenseman. Cook was astarting strong safety on the gridiron when Ithaca captured ECACChampionships in 1996 and 1998.
Cook, originally from upstate New York, is married to his wifeJulia and they have one child, Jackson Cook, born Jan. 12,2010.
